Kids Academy
Kids Academy is a licensed child care center in Manteca, CA, licensed for up to 90 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1989. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #11 of 15 centers in Manteca and has more citations per inspection than 73% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on interviews conducted, it was revealed that facility staff yelled/ raised voices at children in care. This poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to children in care.
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Common questions
Does Kids Academy take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Kids Academy had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jun 20, 2025, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Kids Academy?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Kids Academy compare with other daycares in Manteca?
It is tied for #11 of 15 centers in Manteca by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 73% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Kids Academy last inspected?
Feb 21, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Kids Academy cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Kids Academy for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Joaquin County, which includes Manteca, was $798 a month for preschoolers (about $1,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Kids Academy?
The licensee is California Kids Day Care, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Lisa Brown.
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Citations are quoted from California Department of Social Services inspection and complaint reports. Type A citations are the state’s most serious category (an immediate risk to children’s health, safety or personal rights); Type B citations are a potential risk. A citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall. Complaint allegations appear here only when the state substantiated them.
To read the full state reports, search facility number 390312090 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.